Chideraa Ike Akaenyi

Chideraa Ike-Akaenyi linkedin.com/in/chideraaikeakaenyi | |-EDUCATION Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria Bachelor’s Degree: English Language and Literature AltSchoolAfrica, Nigeria Diploma: Product Management December 2021 CGPA: 4.52/5.0 November 2024 to date TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS McKinsey Forward Program - McKinsey and Company Project Management Specialization – Google Society of Book and Magazine Editors of Nigeria Editing Fiction and Nonfiction, Workshop December 2024 June 2024 November 2024 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Veriv Africa, Nigeria - Editor, Veriv Africa Insights January 2024 - Present ● Collaborate with the Marketing and Communications team to produce 'Beyond the Data,' the company's monthly newsletter, showcasing key insights and stories ● Edited a comprehensive 30-page report on the state of Agriculture in Nigeria for the 2024 NESG Summit ● Managed communications and copy-edited the Veriv Africa Nigeria Macroeconomic Outlook for 2025 ● Manage a team of 18 contributors to produce comprehensive insights into the Nigerian economic and business landscape ● Create a content calendar for publishing insights ● Crafted a concise style guide for the editorial team ● Onboard new contributors quarterly, managing concerns, offering support and feedback where needed Isele Magazine, USA - Volunteer Assistant Editor December 2021 - Present ● Read through 10 submissions per issue and provide editorial suggestions to improve writers' works. ● Handle correspondence by sending acceptance and rejection emails to writers within the deadline. ● Serve as the first point of contact for writers published by Isele and provide swift turn-around to emails. ● Edited 10 pieces for the Isele quarterly issues (14), leading to the publication of 32 writers from 2022 till date ● Contribute to curating the longlist of 12 and the shortlist of 6 people for Isele Magazine’s annual nonfiction prize Effective Learning Consult, Italy - Virtual Assistant April 2022 - August 2024 ● Scheduled meetings and managed daily itineraries for a company executive. ● Edited executive’s ongoing manuscripts on self-help and wellness ● Crafted communication correspondence and managed a database of client contacts and schedules ● Served as an accountability partner to an executive, managing calendars, meetings, and travel arrangements ● Organised the executive’s itinerary for prioritised engagements with key internal and external stakeholders Office of the Deputy Governor, Anambra, Nigeria - NYSC, Media Assistant May 2023 - March 2024 ● ● ● ● Attended and documented official events attended by the Deputy Governor Collaborated with a media team of 5 people to ensure prompt and accurate reports daily Managed the official Facebook handle of 900 followers for the team Wrote press releases for dissemination on the relevant platforms Combined Solutions, Australia - Copy Editor August 2023 - December 2023 ● Edited and proofread diverse creative works, including books, online courses, and web content ● Collaborated with a team of 10 people to ensure and improve customer satisfaction ● Facilitated an adherence to specified style guides to meet clients’ needs Open Country Magazine, USA - Social Media Editor April 2022 - August 2022 ● Managed accounts of 2.5K+ followers across platforms (X, Meta, IG) using engaging content to ensure audience retention and achieving a 17% growth within 5 months ● Drove engagement to the publications on the magazine’s website, spotlighting African writers ● Transferred information between the editorial team and the public via direct messaging on social media Campus Chronicler Newspaper, Nigeria - Volunteer Columnist September 2020 - March 2021 ● Designed content for the column - Campus Dating: Vanilla, Chocolate, and Pepper Soup ● Engaged with the audience to identify their interests and create valuable content to drive engagement ● Organised 15 interview sessions to retain audience engagement and expand their interests ● Collated customer feedback sent via emails or mentioned in phone calls to improve audience experience PUBLICATIONS & FEATURED READINGS ● Medium - Book Review of Better Never than Late by Chika Unigwe ● Ubwali - To Moult or Not? ● Communa - Kaleidoscope ● SprinNG - Foreword to A Dance with Dreams ● Reading Shallow Tales III ● ● ● ● ● Agbowo - Unfurling Itanile - The Little Things We Bear Kreative Diadem - Finding Redemption Ngiga Review - In Hearts, We Dwell Okadabooks - Stormy Bosom April 2025 February 2025 August 2024 February 2024 March 2023 November 2022 January 2021 September 2020 October 2019 October 2018 AWARDS ● Communa Prize for Fiction: Winner ● ● ● ● ● Awele Creative Trust Award: Shortlist Collins Elesiro Prize for Short Stories: Longlist Princewill Okigbo Prize for Short Stories: Shortlist NAU NELS Prize for Fiction, Prize for Essay Writing: Winner Okadabooks Short Story Campus Challenge: Longlist SKILLS - &- &- ● Languages - English and Igbo (Professional Proficiency) ● Software - Google Suite, Slack, MS Office, Zendesk, Twitter, Facebook, Trello, Asana, ClickUp, Loom, Hubspot ● Style Guides - Chicago Manual of Style (CMS), American Psychological Association (APA), Modern Language Association (MLA) ● Editorial: Data Entry, Fact-Checking, and Research, Style Guide Adherence, Publication Management, Manuscript Formatting ● Project Management: SOP Drafting and Maintenance, Problem-Solving, Project Scoping and Planning, Risk Management, Process Improvement, Proficiency in work management software and Digital Tools, Effective Stakeholder Communication, Budgeting and Procurement , Data Storytelling *References Available on Request